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Chapter 64 Pelican Twin Towers
October 10, New Orleans Airport.

The magic group walked out of the airport, all of them had a listless look on their faces.It's no wonder that they just played against the Hornets in Charlotte last night, and now they are in New Orleans.

That's right, the Magic's second back-to-back game this season is still an away game.

Another back-to-back away game, they feel that this time is more difficult than the last time they played the Cavaliers.

Moreover, the two back-to-back away games took place within a week, and the opponents were among the best teams in the league.

This time, they came to New Orleans against the Pelicans.

The Pelicans, this season is a different team than last season.The strongest center and strongest power forward in the league are all in the Pelicans, forming a super inside combination that averages more than 50 points, 20 rebounds and more than ten assists per game.

Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins.

Take any one out of this, and it is the absolute core of all teams in the league.But they gathered in New Orleans and led the Pelicans all the way.

They have three wins and three losses so far in the new season, and the Magic have the best six-game winning streak in recent years.

It seems that the records of the two sides are incomparable, but the Pelicans' lineup is really too strong.There's no way the Magic can beat them in back-to-back away games.

Waves of exhaustion spread throughout An Xiaonan's limbs, and An Xiaonan complained fiercely about the league's schedule in his heart.Either it's back-to-back matches, or it's a few days off at once...

Seven p.m., New Orleans Arena.

"It's really bad. I'm so tired now." An Xiaonan was warming up, talking to Gordon beside him.

Gordon sighed: "What can we do with the schedule arranged by the league like this. Today's game may be a disaster. Victory is not the first priority, and staying healthy is the most important thing."

"But we also have good news, don't we?" An Xiaonan smiled and looked at Payton, who was warming up with the help of his trainer, at the three-point line on the other side.

"Payton is back, are you going to be a substitute ah haha." Gordon joked.

An Xiaonan curled his lips: "Impossible, haven't you seen that since the new season, An Xiaonan has led the team to the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference?"

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The referee blows a whistle to indicate that the warm-up is over and the game is about to begin.

An Xiaonan walked up to the thick eyebrow brother - Davis.

Davis looked at An Xiaonan who was more than a little shorter than himself: "Newcomer, what's the matter?"

An Xiaonan chuckled: "Anthony, I will ask for your advice later. After all, you are the young champion, one of the targets I want to beat."

Brother Nongmei raised his eyebrows upwards, forming a straight line.

"I heard that you have performed very well recently, but you will lose to us today."

"We'll wait and see..." An Xiaonan didn't want to say anything to Davis, so he turned around and walked to his seat.

Payton came back, but did not start the game. It was obviously prudent to put him on the bench.So today's starting lineups are:
At Orlando Magic:

Point guard An Xiaonan,
Shooting guard Evan Fournier,
small forward Jonathan Simmons,
Power forward Aaron Gordon,
Center Nikola Vucevic.

Head coach Frank Vogel.

Home, New Orleans Pelicans:
Point guard Rajon Rondo,

Shooting guard Jrue Holiday,

Small forward Solomon Hill,

Power forward DeMarcus Cousins,
Center Anthony Davis.

Head coach Alvin Gentry.

Davis easily got the first wave of possessions for the Pelicans.Rondo dribbled the ball directly across the half.

When An Xiaonan saw Rondo, who was facing him, coming with the ball, he immediately felt pressure doubled.He knew in his heart that Rondo was definitely the point guard with the highest ball quotient in the league, even higher than Chris Paul.With him, the team doesn't even need a coach.

Speaking of Rondo and Cousins, this is not the first time they have been teammates.The last time I was a teammate was with the Sacramento Kings, and now I am a teammate with the New Orleans Pelicans.

During the king's period, they were a combination of the king's inside and outside.The most famous one is Cousins' "defense of the air".

It was the last attack of the game. As long as the Kings defended the Eagles' three-pointer, they could win the game.As a result, Rondo asked Cousins ​​to defend in the corner, but there was no Eagles in the corner.

As a result, Cousins ​​stood in the bottom corner with a confused face. There were no players around him, only air...

Why the hell do I need air protection? !

It is estimated that Cousins ​​​​would think so...

As a result, when he was forced, Millsap, the head of the Eagles, suddenly appeared beside him... So Cousins ​​blocked Millsap and didn't give him a chance to catch the ball...

It turned out that Rondo had seen through the Eagles' tactics a long time ago, so he asked Cousins ​​to defend one step ahead...

After that, Cousins ​​was obedient to Rondo, saying that he would not do anything, and he really admired him.

An Xiaonan is very familiar with this "allusion", he knows what kind of smart person he is going to face.He is definitely more dangerous than those players who only have strength.

At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans' tactic was indeed to let the two insiders fight in turn. Gordon and Vucevic, as the Magic's inside combination, will undoubtedly bear enormous pressure.

Being forced into the inside line one after another, it's hard for anyone to change.As a result, within 4 minutes of the start of the game, Gordon got his second personal foul and was replaced by Vogel to rest.

Then Speights was replaced by Speights. As soon as Speights came on the field, Cousins ​​pissed him off in various ways. How could Speights defend against Cousins? Four minutes later, Speights also got two fouls and was replaced. It's over...

Cousins ​​scored 15 points in the first quarter alone, and no one could stop him.No matter who the Magic send to guard him, he can blow up the Magic inside.An Xiaonan also went to help defense several times, but whenever he double-teamed, Cousins ​​passed the ball, and then the ball went to Davis, and then became the inside line for Davis to blow up the Magic ...

This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. I have to say that the Pelican Twin Towers are too perverted.An Xiaonan's heart turned cold when he saw the scoreboard.

With 3 minutes left in the first quarter, the Magic only scored 14 points, while the Pelicans had already scored 34 points.The first quarter opened up a full twenty-point difference.

34 of these 25 points were scored by the inside twin towers... Vogel called a timeout and shouted his head exploded, but failed to limit the Pelicans' scoring...

(End of this chapter)